Freaky Friday
During this session, I was preparing for the 3rd Freaky Friday of the course. My partner (Jo-Jo) and I decided to discuss about A.I. (artificial intelligence). During my half of the time, I talked about the usage of DeepFake, “an AI-based technology used to produce or alter video content so that it presents something that didn't, in fact, occur” (Rouse). I had fun researching about this topic because I didn’t know that DeepFake was considered artificial intelligence. I thought the creator of the DeepFake videos had insane photo editing skills that allowed them to replace the face with other people, but I learned that the system is actually two competing generators. Generator (creates fake video) and Discriminator (determines whether or not video is fake or real) work together to perfect a video that’s AI generated, which makes it hard for people to determine which one is real and which one is fake.
I wrote a script for Freaky Friday, expecting to talk and push the conversation a certain way. I thought I was going to stand there, read off a paper, and then ask a question to let the class discussion for a little over a minute or so. I didn’t think that the discussion will spiral elsewhere and take +5 minutes to talk about. Even though things didn’t go to plan, I really enjoyed how everyone was actively engaged with the presentation. I’m glad that I didn’t read off the screen. I had the basic knowledge to carry a discussion with the class - I wish I were a little more engaged with the production myself. I felt like during the discussion I was really quiet and followed an order with expectations of how the presentation will go.
This experience helped me a lot with public speaking. It made me realize that not all presentation will be standing up and talking. In my opinion, I believe that the Freaky Friday version of presentation is a lot more fun and engaging than my assumption of a presentation. I feel like when the audience is engaged with the presenter(s) the interest increases. It allows people to express how they feel about the topic (because everyone wants to be heard).
With this new skill learned in computer applications I’ll be able to make better presentations. I’ll be able to stray away from using the classical presentation technique of standing and talking with pictures on the slide. Even though I learned a new tool to use when presenting, I still have to learn how to improve my public speaking. I think the only way to overcome the awkwardness I have when the spotlight is on me, is through practice. Otherwise, I’m pretty satisfied with our take on Freaky Friday. I wonder what the other groups will be discussing.
A small update on my project: So far the frames (sketch) for Verse 01 is complete. For the next session, I’ll be putting them together using Adobe’s video editing program and get started on the chorus part.
I wrote a script for Freaky Friday, expecting to talk and push the conversation a certain way. I thought I was going to stand there, read off a paper, and then ask a question to let the class discussion for a little over a minute or so. I didn’t think that the discussion will spiral elsewhere and take +5 minutes to talk about. Even though things didn’t go to plan, I really enjoyed how everyone was actively engaged with the presentation. I’m glad that I didn’t read off the screen. I had the basic knowledge to carry a discussion with the class - I wish I were a little more engaged with the production myself. I felt like during the discussion I was really quiet and followed an order with expectations of how the presentation will go.
This experience helped me a lot with public speaking. It made me realize that not all presentation will be standing up and talking. In my opinion, I believe that the Freaky Friday version of presentation is a lot more fun and engaging than my assumption of a presentation. I feel like when the audience is engaged with the presenter(s) the interest increases. It allows people to express how they feel about the topic (because everyone wants to be heard).
With this new skill learned in computer applications I’ll be able to make better presentations. I’ll be able to stray away from using the classical presentation technique of standing and talking with pictures on the slide. Even though I learned a new tool to use when presenting, I still have to learn how to improve my public speaking. I think the only way to overcome the awkwardness I have when the spotlight is on me, is through practice. Otherwise, I’m pretty satisfied with our take on Freaky Friday. I wonder what the other groups will be discussing.
A small update on my project: So far the frames (sketch) for Verse 01 is complete. For the next session, I’ll be putting them together using Adobe’s video editing program and get started on the chorus part.
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